what do you need to be looking for in your entry-level clinical research
position up next after the intro hey guys
ECR G here back with another video in this video we're going to be talking
about what to look for in an entry-level clinical research position so we've
talked about a lot on this channel how to get into the entry-level clinical
research position how to get your foot in the door we've talked about your
resumes we've talked a lot about networking to get in we've talked about
all these ways to get in but what exactly are we looking for what is that
perfect position to start your career in the entry-level clinical research field
so I've got you guys covered today I've got five things to look for in that
first entry-level position and clinical research so without further ado we're
gonna go ahead and get into it but first we're gonna talk about the resume review
program that we currently have going on email us your resume elite clinical
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out for that also we are doing interview prep also so you can reach out at our
email address again if you want to practice if you've got an interview
coming up we will practice with you one-on-one and we will help you feel
more confident and more comfortable in that clinical research interview
wouldn't it be great if you had already heard all those questions that they're
gonna ask you again you've already gone through them once
before so that would do worlds for your confidence and strongly increase your
chances to get into the field so the first thing that you want to look for in
an entry-level clinical research role is what kind of experience are you gonna
be getting what kind of learning is gonna be taking place so a lot of times
they just throw you into the field they just throw you into the job that you're
gonna have and you feel like you're either sinking or swimming so are they
gonna teach you is there gonna be a training program is there gonna be a
training period you know a couple months where they're gonna train you up on the
job before you're actually thrown into two different studies in the clinical
research field also what kind of experience are you gonna be getting are
you gonna be there just uploading documents and then to the TMF you know
scanning documents in or are you gonna be able to interact with different team
members are you gonna be able to interact with the client are you gonna
be able to interact with the clinical team are you gonna be able to interact
with the project management team data management team Medical monitor team
whatever it is you want to do and whatever the type of experience you want
to gain are you gonna be able to get that from your entry-level position so
first thing you want to look for is make sure you're getting good learning a good
experience in your entry-level role the second thing you want to look for is the
management are you gonna have good managers now this this can be kind of
hard to know upfront or just from a thirty minute an hour hour and a half
interview but this is where networking comes into play there are certain
companies that are really known for their management and management style
par Excel just to name one par Excel has been known for years to have some of the
best managers in the game so are they a company like par Excel where they're
known to have really good managers this is where you ask the recruiter this is
where you asked during your interview how does the management style how do you
typically manage especially if you're gonna be interviewing with the person
that you're actually is actually gonna be your manager you can ask these
questions during the interview about how the management is going to be and this
is really good because management are extremely extremely responsible for your
success they're responsible in a large part for how much
money you're gonna make and they're responsible for when your promotions
gonna come about so if you're interested in that kind of thing progressing and
promotion which I'm sure a lot of people are that management style is very
important it also kind of goes into how much you're gonna learn versus your
experience in your first role they're gonna determine whether you're gonna
sink or swim the manager is there to put you in position to be successful in the
clinical research field and you really want to make sure that you have a good
manager and a good management team and a good you know you're in a project
management world if you got a good set of project managers around you that are
really gonna help you learn get you the experience you need to get to that next
level and really have an enjoyable entry level experience so that's the second
thing is the management team the third thing you want to look into when you're
looking at your clinic entry level clinical research job is progression is
there opportunity to progress is there opportunity to go to that next level
what's it like one of the requirements are they are they easy to follow we've
done videos a lot of times about secrecy around certain positions in the clinical
research world specifically how to get in how to get to that next level of
being a CRA and there's a lot of smoke and mirrors that goes on in these CEOs
with them not telling their internal candidates when positions are being
released not even having a clear pathway of how to get into that position so
we've got to know once we accept a job what's the progression going to be like
or we want to know this before we accept the job actually how's the progression
are there these opportunities available to us and that the interview once again
is a great opportunity to ask these questions about progression where you
can ask the hiring manager the recruiter and all the people you interview with
it's how it how is it is there a possibility for a progression
and is it how does it happen on a timely manner okay so number three progression
and then the fourth thing we want to look for an entry level clinical
research role how are the people these are the people we're going to be working
in for at least eight hours a day every single day five days out the week
we spend more time with the people at work than we do with our own family and
loved ones and that's just a fact of life at least in America so you want
make sure that you are actually going to be there with people that you enjoy
being with that are friendly and kind and that are there to help progress you
in your career you want to make sure that you can actually you know tolerate
these people for that length of time because if you can't then that's going
to be a problem you're not going to be in that position very long because the
work is just gonna be very unenjoyable and it's gonna make your clinical
research experience bad so you want to make sure that the people around you are
good and you can find this out on the Glassdoor reviews we have glass doors
coming out if not already and we're gonna be doing a series of glass to
review so you can look out for that but there's all these different
opportunities to look and see how the people are you know you can look on
LinkedIn you can talk with your network glass door again and deed has this
monster has it reviews on the company so there are all these opportunities out
there to learn how are the people at the company and then the fifth and final
thing you should be looking at and this is number five on the list for a reason
because it's not as important as the others it's the money and really by
money I mean enough money because when in your in your entry-level role your
goal is you're not trying to become rich off that one role your goal is to get in
there learn the basics learn the foundation that's your number one goal
on this entry-level role your number one goal is to learn as much as possible
about clinical research build a strong foundation that you can build upon for
years to come it's not trying to make as much money as possible
and you know go so you can buy a BMW or a Mercedes Benz or whatever you want to
do with that or a giant house that's not your goal your goal is to learn as much
as possible so then 5 10 years down the line then you can buy all that stuff
that you want to buy then you can take all those fancy vacations etc etc but
first you've got to learn and get as much experience as possible but all that
becomes nothing if you make if you're making poverty wages and you've got to
you know be homeless that's not what we're trying to do in clinical research
here clinical research is a great field because you can make pretty good money
pretty more than most in a rather you know decent amount of time and you know
you're not gonna be like starving and living out of your car for the first
couple of years you should be able to make a decent amount of money and I'm
not gonna put a number on it because it's different for everywhere all over
the country in the world but you should be able to make enough money where you
can get by and be comfortable and that's the fifth those are the five reasons
what to look for five things you need to look for in your entry-level clinical
research job so one we've got learning experience - we've got management and
managers three we've got career progression four we've got good people
and five and finally we've got the money so comment down below what you think you
should be looking for in an entry-level clinical research position do you think
my order is messed up do you feel like so a lot of things are out of order
would there ever be anything you would add or take away from this list so
comment down below if you're listening on youtube if you're listening on the
podcast well I guess you can just email us and email us what you think about
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